[VHFcontesting] distance scoring

[jcplatt1 at mmm.com]

Perhaps a serious proposal, rather than a petition, is needed.   6m is a
"problem" with distance based scoring.    Also, what is the emphasis for
working the higher bands ?  There are details that need to be worked out.
Its not sufficient to say "we want a distance based contest" without also
suggesting a format.  On the plus side, there is no reason that the
January, June, and September contests all have to be the same format (grids
X QSO pts) .... once upon a time they use to be different.   Perhaps making
one of them, OR, perhaps having a new contest based on distance scoring,
would be fun.   In any case, there needs to be a serious proposal that
details how this would work.    The Stew Perry (160m distance based
contest) is excellent but its just one band.   Perhaps there is something
to be learned from some of the EU VHF contests that use distance based
scoring.

73, Jon
W0ZQ